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House Calendar No. 116 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 641 

[Report No. 113–493] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4899) to lower gasoline prices 

for the American family by increasing domestic onshore and offshore 

energy exploration and production, to streamline and improve onshore 

and offshore energy permitting and administration, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4923) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2014 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 

resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4899) to lower 

gasoline prices for the American family by increasing 

domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and 

production, to streamline and improve onshore and offshore energy permitting and administration, and for 

other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 4923) making appropriations for energy and water 

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ing September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; and 

for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 4899) to lower gasoline prices for 

6 the American family by increasing domestic onshore and 

7 offshore energy exploration and production, to streamline 

8 and improve onshore and offshore energy permitting and 

9 administration, and for other purposes. The first reading 

10 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

11 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de12 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

13 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank14 ing minority member of the Committee on Natural Re15 sources. After general debate the bill shall be considered 

16 for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 

17 order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 

18 amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in 

19 the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

20 Committee Print 113-50. That amendment in the nature 

21 of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of 

22 order against that amendment in the nature of a sub23 stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 

24 the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 


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1 printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accom2 panying this resolution. Each such amendment may be of3 fered only in the order printed in the report, may be of4 fered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 

5 be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time spec6 ified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

7 proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amend8 ment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

9 of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

10 Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 

11 waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

12 amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill 

13 to the House with such amendments as may have been 

14 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

15 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

16 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

17 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

18 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

19 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

20 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in21 structions. 

22 SEC. 2. (a) At any time after adoption of this resolu23 tion the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

24 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

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1 ation of the bill (H.R. 4923) making appropriations for 

2 energy and water development and related agencies for the 

3 fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other pur4 poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

5 All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

6 waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 

7 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 

8 by the chair and ranking minority member of the Com9 mittee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 

10 shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

11 rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for fail12 ure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 

13 (b) During consideration of the bill for amendment— 

14 (1) each amendment, other than amendments 

15 provided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 

16 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

17 proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject 

18 to amendment except as provided in paragraph (2); 

19 (2) no pro forma amendment shall be in order 

20 except that the chair and ranking minority member 

21 of the Committee on Appropriations or their respec22 tive designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amend23 ments each at any point for the purpose of debate; 

24 and 


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1 (3) the chair of the Committee of the Whole 

2 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 

3 whether the Member offering an amendment has 

4 caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con5 gressional Record designated for that purpose in 

6 clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 

7 be considered as read. 

8 (c) When the committee rises and reports the bill 

9 back to the House with a recommendation that the bill 

10 do pass, the previous question shall be considered as or11 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

12 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

13 with or without instructions. 

14 SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 

15 June 27, 2014, through July 7, 2014— 

16 (a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

17 shall be considered as approved; and 

18 (b) the Chair may at any time declare the House ad19 journed to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

20 clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be an21 nounced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

22 SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to per23 form the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 

24 addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under 

25 clause 8(a) of rule I. 


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1 SEC. 5. It shall be in order without intervention of 

2 any point of order to consider concurrent resolutions pro3 viding for adjournment during the month of July. 

4 SEC. 6. The Committee on Appropriations may, at 

5 any time before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2014, file 

6 privileged reports to accompany measures making appro7 priations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 


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House Calendar No. 116 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 641 

[Report No. 113–493] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4899) 

other purposes; and for other purposes. fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for water development and related agencies for the 4923) making appropriations for energy and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. ting and administration, and for other purposes; and improve onshore and offshore energy permitergy exploration and production, to streamline by increasing domestic onshore and offshore ento lower gasoline prices for the American family 

JUNE 24, 2014 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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